Kuala Lumpur - Trading on Malaysia's stock exchange was suspended for more than half a day Thursday following a system failure.

Wellington - The New Zealand share market's benchmark index of top 50 stocks fell 69 points, or 2.2 per cent, Thursday to 3094.4, a new three-year low.

New Delhi - India's stock markets were trading weak on Thursday with the benchmark Sensex index shedding more than 600 points, a loss of 4.52 per cent.

Sydney - Australian stocks slumped in early trading Thursday following heavy falls on Wall Street prompted by another rise in the oil price.

Manila - Philippine shares dropped 2.01 per cent on Thursday as investors dumped stocks on concerns that soaring oil prices would trigger inflationary pressures.

The BSE Sensex, on Wednesday (June 2), bounced back to 13,000 due to strong buying activity see